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Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era conservation movement / Susan Rimby.

By: Rimby, Susan.
Material type: TextTextSeries: JSTOR eBooks.Publisher: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]Description: 1 online resource (xii, 208 p.) : ill.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780271061504 (electronic bk.); 0271061502 (electronic bk.); 9780271059228 (electronic bk.); 0271059222 (electronic bk.); 0271061510 (electronic bk.); 9780271061511 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Dock, Mira Lloyd, 1853-1945 | Women conservationists -- Pennsylvania -- Biography | Conservationists -- Pennsylvania -- Biography | Nature conservation -- Pennsylvania -- History | Forest conservation -- Pennsylvania -- History | Progressivism (United States politics) | Social reformers -- Pennsylvania -- Biography | Civic improvement -- Pennsylvania -- History | Public health -- Pennsylvania -- History | Women -- Suffrage -- Pennsylvania -- HistoryAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era conservation movement.DDC classification: 363.70092 LOC classification: QH31.D59 | R56 2012Online resources: Click here to view this ebook.
Contents:
Introduction: Dock, Progressive Era Conservation, and Why It Matters -- A Reformer Grows in Dauphin County -- From Harrisburg to Uhlingen -- The City Beautiful -- "More for Forests" -- "Better Housekeeping Out of Doors" -- "This Has Driven Women into Suffrage" -- An Active Retirement -- Conclusion: Dock's Legacy and Significance -- Epilogue: From Pine Grove Furnace to Wildwood Lake; And Beyond.
Summary: "Examines the life of Mira Lloyd Dock, a Pennsylvania conservationist and Progressive Era reformer. Explores a broad range of Dock's work, including forestry, municipal improvement, public health, and woman suffrage"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Examines the life of Mira Lloyd Dock, a Pennsylvania conservationist and Progressive Era reformer. Explores a broad range of Dock's work, including forestry, municipal improvement, public health, and woman suffrage"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200) and index.

Introduction: Dock, Progressive Era Conservation, and Why It Matters -- A Reformer Grows in Dauphin County -- From Harrisburg to Uhlingen -- The City Beautiful -- "More for Forests" -- "Better Housekeeping Out of Doors" -- "This Has Driven Women into Suffrage" -- An Active Retirement -- Conclusion: Dock's Legacy and Significance -- Epilogue: From Pine Grove Furnace to Wildwood Lake; And Beyond.

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